AON Trophy Semi-Final Draw

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has confirmed the draw for the semi-finals of the AON Trophy, the knock-out competition for County Second XI teams, the MCC Young Cricketers and the Minor Counties. Matches will be played on Monday 7 August, with a reserve day on Tuesday 8 August.

West End, Southampton: Hampshire v Durham.
Umpires: Benson & Julian

Canterbury:: Kent v Leicestershire
Umpires: Jesty, Mallender

The AON Trophy features four zones of five teams. The winners of each zone progress to the semi-final stage.

Kent, the current holders, comfortably won Zone D (Middlesex, Northamptonshire, Essex, Derbyshire) and so play Zone A (Gloucester, Glamorgan, Notts and Minor Counties) victors and three-time winners of the competition, Leicestershire, at Canterbury.

Hampshire won Zone C (Somerset, Surrey, MCC, Sussex) with Durham progressing from Zone B (Warwickshire, Worcester, Yorkshire, Lancashire). Neither side has ever won the trophy in its 14-year history and they will contest their semi-final match at Hampshire's new ground, West End, which will become the county's headquarters from next season onwards.

The matches are 50 overs-a-side games.

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